Topley: Soil Pit No. 2
Location: in poorly drained receiving area below Plot 3, in Moder soil fauna study plot (not representative of the LTSPS treatment plots).
Classification: Leptomoder / Orthic Humo Gleysol on shallow downslope sediment over morainal blanket.
Horizon Depth (cm.) Description 
S/L (11-10)  Leafy mosses, decaying wood, and herbaceous materials; very thin and sometimes discontinuous. 
Fm 10-8  Partly decomposed mosses and vascular plant tissues; abrupt smooth boundary; moist; slightly matted and felty, fibrous; cream colored mycelia. 
Fz 8-1  Partly decomposed mosses and plant tissues; abrupt smooth boundary; moist; non-matted, friable; common fecal pellets random and in clusters. 
Hi 1-0  Mostly frass and mineral particles intermixed; clear smooth boundary; moist; loose, friable and granular; abundant fecal pellets. 
Ah-1 0-22  10YR 2/1 (m); loam; charcoal common, random; clear smooth boundary 18-25 cm. thick. 
Ah-2 22-40  10YR 3/1 (m); clay loam; 20% cf. mostly cobbles; charcoal common, random; clear smooth boundary 15-22 cm. thick. 
Bg 40-50+  10YR 3/1 (m); clay loam to clay; few medium, distinct 7.5YR 5/8 mottles; massive, very firm; 25% cf. mostly cobbles. 

Horizon Total C
%
C/N
Ratio
C.E.C. exch. Ca exch K exch. Mg Total N
%
Min N Avail. P pH
CaCl 
Meq/100 grams ppm 
Fm 46.76 26.90 118.00 57.70 3.97 14.80 1.74 482.2 59.8 4.83 
Fz 42.24 26.23 142.10 63.57 0.93 16.53 1.61 317.0 10.8 4.83 
Hi 38.50 25.84 146.90 61.81 0.69 16.31 1.49 382.9 6.6 4.74 
Ah1 11.88 15.75 83.08 33.64 0.55 11.21 0.75 122.2 3.4 4.49 
Ah2 6.86 14.50 64.94 28.06 0.56 9.93 0.47 41.7 1.7 4.49 
Bg 4.63 14.60 48.92 23.63 0.59 7.61 0.32 15.3 1.9 4.49 

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